Is there any association between psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and thyroid autoimmunity?
Marina VastarellaMatteo MegnaGelsy Arianna LupoliMaddalena NapolitanoLucia GalloAnna BalatoMarco TassoLuisa CostaGabriella FabbrociniRosario PelusoPublished in: The Australasian journal of dermatology (2020)
The higher prevalence of autoimmune thyroiditis in the PsA group may be due to an immune dysfunction pathway in patients with psoriatic arthritis with a higher risk to develop other autoimmune diseases. This evidence confirms that psoriatic arthritis is an autoimmune disease with an overactive immune system that can involve multiple organs. Thyroid function evaluation should be part of the clinical and laboratory examination of patients with psoriatic arthritis.